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CONTENTS
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18 Shawnee Trail Days is Back
20 SONIC CONTEST
21 Old Glory: Oklahoma’s Giant American Flag
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Location, Location, Location Within the constraints of time and funds, the SEDF staff attempts to take the message about how awesome our area is to those who aren’t even sure how to find Oklahoma. While one would think that we are doing fine with what we have, if we don’t continue to market the region, we run the risk of getting stale, and worseyet, complacent. From our perspective, neither of those is a suitable situation. Recently, as part of a three-person army, we stormed into one of the other states that starts with an O and shared with them what is driving the state’s economy, along with why they might want to consider paying a bit more attention to this place we call home. As expected, the topics of conversation turned to what we are doing in the areas of workforce development and attraction, along with why our location makes better sense than elsewhere. Of course those were subjects we jumped on like a duck on a Junebug in July. We have found that a lot of states like to share their ongoing woes and struggles regarding workforce issues, but few have any long-term plans or strategies for making a difference. We believe that while we are a long ways from solving the workforce needs of every business in the state, we do have some unique and innovative strategies underway that are helping us improve our workforce development processes. Of course we shared those with the prospects we met with to get them
interested. We also shared what a great location Oklahoma is, specifically the central part, based upon our access to the larger cities with the Great Plains region. When you’re able to highlight the region to a prospect by helping them understand you can reach Texas, Kansas, Colorado, Arkansas, Missouri and Louisiana, it begins to fall into place as to why our location makes business sense. When you look at the populations of the major cities in and around Oklahoma that can be reached within an eight-hour time frame, it certainly gets the attention of those who have never given that much thought, but who have an interest in gaining a foothold into the Southwest market. They may not know where we are, but they do know our population has been growing while other market shares have been shrinking. Our four-day trip covered a lot of miles and a lot of different cities where we met with site consultants and tax advisors, along with manufacturers of food products, and makers of fasteners, and home builders. Each call trip is unique and this one proved to be no different, as we came away with several companies that want to know a lot more about our area, and one company has even expressed an interest in finding a suitable manufacturing site. For those of us who made the trip, now our job is to find that perfect spot for those companies that would love to be located here.
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Juneteenth Celebration By Tim Farley
Jubilance filled the air 150 years ago for black slaves when federal agents and Union soldiers informed Texas slave owners that blacks were free to leave and go where they wanted. Texas had been out of compliance with the federal mandate for two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. That announcement by Major General Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865, was the beginning of Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Since then, Juneteenth celebrations have come and gone. In Shawnee, this year marks the 22nd annual Juneteenth celebration by local residents with former Oklahoma City Public School teacher and principal, Vallene Cooks, serving as the keynote speaker. This year’s event is scheduled for Friday, June 12. “If you ask someone today what Juneteenth is, they know it has something to do with freeing the slaves, but that’s about it,” she said. So, Cooks will be ready with her speech to educate visitors about Juneteenth, life as a slave, and the ways slaves were treated 150 years ago. “I want people to know what would create such jubilance 150 years ago that we still celebrate it,” she said. But that’s not the entire message Cooks will deliver. “Now we should start to celebrate the accomplishments of black people,” she said. “It’s time to look at the great achievements blacks have made since then and what lies ahead.” Cooks doesn’t anticipate she’ll deliver an “I Have a Dream” speech like Martin Luther King, Jr., at the March on Washington. “I want to focus and look at how much more you can accomplish,” she said.
Cooks was raised in Muskogee during an era when racism was blatant, but her parents wouldn’t allow the racial discrimination to keep her down. “I remember (water) fountains marked ‘white’ and ‘colored.’ Mom always said ‘don’t drink from this one. It’s dirty,’” she said, referring to the fountain designated for whites. “That was just a rule I thought I needed to follow because Mom said so.” In Muskogee, blacks were allowed to sit anywhere on a city bus as long it wasn’t next to a white person. “I was a rules girl. There was no concept in my head that I shouldn’t sit there because I was black,” Cooks recalled. “The whole notion of it was hilariously silly.” However, Cooks’ first conscious run-in with racial discrimination occurred in college while studying at Central State College in Edmond. At the time, black students who worked at the cafeteria were forced to work in the back while whites held front-end jobs such as cashiers. “On one occasion, I remember an assistant manager told a white student ‘you don’t have to mop. Let one of those n-----s do it,’” Cooks said. “That’s when I began to realize the concept of racism.” Cooks and other black cafeteria workers informed college officials of the incident and soon afterward, the assistant manager apologized and blacks were allowed to work front-end jobs. Many racial barriers have come down since Cooks graduated from high school, but they still exist in more subtle ways. “When I graduated, I could not have been hired to work in a clothing store. I could not have been hired at a McDonald’s if there had been one,” she said. “I think the physical barriers have come down and by and large I believe people try to do better, but there are people who hate blacks because of the skin color. There’s going to be haters who just don’t get it.”
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Still, Cooks – remembering what her parents taught her – lives life with goals and future achievements in mind. “I live my life as Vallene. I don’t live my life as a black woman,” she said. “Maybe segregation insulated some of us from racism. I didn’t have time to grow up black. I was busy experiencing life as a child. I get there is a racism problem but I don’t need to keep reliving it.” Cooks said she encourages her children and grandchildren to understand the history of racial discrimination and take advantage of the lessons learned. “But I don’t want them to harbor it in their souls,” she said. As part of the education process, Cooks took her grandchildren on a Civil Rights Tour two years ago to Central High School in Little Rock, AR, and to the Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN, which is the former Lorraine Hotel where King was assassinated. Education has been part of Cooks’ life since graduating college. She taught at Macomb public schools and later transferred to Oklahoma City where she started as a teacher in 1971. She later worked as a principal at John Marshall High School, Emerson Alternative School, and Douglas High School. A parade starts at 10AM on Main Street at the Santa Fe Depot and ends at the community center on S. Park. Inflatables and activities for children, live music, and free food will be available throughout the day. The public is welcome to attend.
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TO THE RESCUE The role of a firefighter has evolved in the last century, so much so that it’s a wonder their title has not changed to reflect the multifaceted demands they face. Last year, the Shawnee Fire Department responded to 4, 993 calls for everything from bio hazards to farm equipment rescue. “Fireman is a historic title,” said Interim Fire Chief, Dru Tischer, “but there are so many things we do. Chances are, if there’s a 911 call and the call doesn’t fit a certain agency, we’re the ones who show up. You never know what you’re going to face out there.” Due to the recent flooding, the department responded to 21 water rescues in a single night May 23. They don’t put out as many house or structure fires as they did 30 years ago, but when they do it’s far more dangerous than it used to be. Tischer said code enforcement and the removal of
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dilapidated structures has decreased the number of those fires, but the speed at which a structure becomes engulfed happens more rapidly. “Houses now are lighter weight construction and the furniture is not as solid as it used to be, so they burn faster. Back in the day you had a lot more solid structure and furnishings so it burned more slowly,” said Tischer. Fewer structure fires is good news for the community but it also means firefighters have less on-the-job training. They use simulations to keep those skills sharpened. They hope to build a training facility on donated land. Training is part of their daily job, last year the SFD logged 10,000 hours of training, at least 100 hours per firefighter. “Training is part of their daily routine and we are constantly training because there are > www.shawneeoutlook.com
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so many facets to the job now,” he said. SFD currently has 13 firemen on duty daily, thanks to a grant that added 6 more to the crew in 2013. The grant extension will expire in 2016. With 47 square miles to cover in city limits and an additional 70 in Pottawatomie County, they hope to keep the current staffing level. “A lot of times, you’d see a firetruck show up with one guy because we had 8 trucks and only 11 fire fighters. Now we can run the trucks we need with 2 guys and some days you have more than that,” said Tischer. There are 3 fire stations in Shawnee, on N. MacArthur, W. 9th, and N. Bryan. Their response time, which Tischer said is where it should be, is 4 minutes or less; but outside city limits near the Shawnee Twin Lakes, it’s 15 minutes. “That’s because that’s how long it takes to get there,” he said. It is a concern, especially given how rapidly grass fires travel and get out of control. “If we set up a station out there, it would also keep our guys in the city where they may be needed,” said Tischer. Firemen work a 24 hour shift every other day for 6 days with 4 days off which makes it easier to juggle their home lives and other interests.
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New recruits endure a year’s probation before officially being hired. Tischer said there is one word to describe the job. “Firefighters are problem-solvers and they’re good at it. They make my job a lot easier,” said Tischer. “I’m really proud of them.” For more information, visit shawneeok.org/ publicsafety/fire
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Shawnee Trail Days is Back!
by: Mindy Wood
Shawnee Trail Days returns for its isecond year. An annual celebration that includes demonstrations and reenactments from the mid 1800’s in Pottawatomie County, the event is put on by Safe Events For Families, and is designed to educate residents about life on the plains. On June 19th, there will be a special concert and vendors will be set up at Main and Bell. There will be multiple events on June 20th all along Main Street, from the Ritz Theatre, to the Santa Fe Depot museum.
over the United States. Best known to jousting fans as Sir Thomas, Duke of Kent (and to Wild West fans as Buffalo Bill), Shelton presides over the Wild West Knights’ Rest Ranch, H-LAT’s headquarters in Luther, Oklahoma.
Games, live shows from actors like the Guthrie Gunfighters, historic dances, music, food, and a lot of “hoe down” fun will be back this year. A few highlights are as follows:
4. Guthrie Gunfighters are a constant favorite at festivals and parties all over the state. Watch as they combine humor and suspense for a simulated gun fight.
3. Roger Straka, Straka Longhorns is bringing ‘Howdy’ the Longhorn. Straka rides his longhorn like a horse and does demonstrations on his favorite cow with an educational presentation on cattle drives.
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1. George Hopkins is the Miracle Worker as Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, III, Esq. during the professor’s Old West Medicine Show. Hidgethicket, who bills himself as “Miracle Worker Extraordinaire” is played by George Hopkins of Oklahoma City. Hopkins has brought the character to life for the past 22 years, performing at the Children’s Cowboy Festival since the event’s premiere.
5. Historical Dancers with Cynthia George - Historic Dance OK was founded by Cynthia George and Stephanie Kotzum Hetherton to foster the education and enjoyment of mid-19th century dancing.
2. Kent Shelton as Buffalo Bill Cody. Kent is a founding member and president of the Hanlon-Lees Action Theater. A graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts, Shelton worked in New York City for over a decade as an actor, stuntman, wrangler, and fight choreographer, both on and off Broadway, as well as for TV and film. He continued to ply his trade for another 15 years in Chicago. Shelton is on the road with the company for much of the year as an actor, director, and choreographer at many Renaissance Festivals and Wild West Shows all
7. Historic Storytellers will be telling the tales of the plains, a period of struggle and simple joys from a time all but forgotten. Funny, sad, and heartwarming, these dramatic and professional storytellers will leave you begging for more.
6. Square Dancers Association will be performing at the Sante Fe Depot museum and at Bell & Main during Shawnee Trail Days.
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Roy Wano will travel almost anywhere to show off one of the largest American flags ever made. Wano, a Shawnee resident and promotions director of the Naval Enlisted Reserve Association’s (NERA) Sooner chapter, has escorted the flag, 76’x50’ in size, to hundreds of athletic events, parades, military change-of-command ceremonies, rodeos, and at least one presidential inauguration during the last 30 years. NERA’s version of Old Glory, with its stars as big around as a 55-gallon drum, was the world’s largest legal American flag when it was manufactured in 1976. “We take it anywhere we can honor veterans,” said Wano, whose father served 36 years in the U.S. Navy. Wano never served in the military but was given a lifetime membership in NERA because of his volunteerism and dedication to veterans. NERA membership is typically reserved for active duty and retired veterans and their families. The flag has been used for national anthem ceremonies by the Chicago Bliss, a lingerie football league team, and at military change-ofcommand ceremonies in Hawaii and Tinker Air Force Base in Midwest City. It’s been seen at a Bakersfield, CA rodeo once hosted by legendary country and western crooner, Buck Owens. It was even displayed at drag racing competitions in Oklahoma and at a big-time barbecue hosted by Express Personnel founder, Bob Funk. It’s been seen by hockey and soccer fans in Oklahoma City and Tulsa and by football crowds at the University of Central Oklahoma
and Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee. In fact, the flag has been to events in “just about every state in the country,” Wano said. Wano also has encouraged Oklahoma’s Indian tribes to use the flag during ceremonies that honor Native American veterans. Flag’s origin NERA members thought in 1976 that a large flag could be used as a tool to promote their scholarship and assistance programs for veterans and their dependents. The flag weighs about 125 pounds folded, but once unfurled, Old Glory increases to an aerodynamic weight of more than 2,000 pounds. It also takes at least 40 people to hold it when fully displayed. NERA’s Sooner chapter will take the flag almost anywhere for a $50 donation. Beyond that, all expenses are incurred by Wano and other chapter members who travel to the various destinations. Wano, a retired security and police officer, believes it’s his calling to transport the flag to public events where people stand in honor of the veterans who served and continue to serve in the U.S. military. “I feel honored to do this. I feel it’s my duty as a citizen to do it. I love to hear the vets talk about their stories. It’s a great feeling,” he said. The people who attend the events where the flag is presented are > www.shawneeoutlook.com
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Old Glory. “I don’t like it,” Wano said. “I understand individuals want to voice their opinion but it should be against the law to trample the flag.” Actually, federal law prohibits such actions. Anyone caught defacing, burning, or trampling the flag can be fined or jailed for one year, or both. As part of NERA’s role, the group will replace old flags for new ones with the worn or soiled
flags being burned as part of an official flag retirement ceremony. After 40 years of service, the flag is becoming a bit worn and may need to be replaced, but the estimated replacement cost for the same size nylon flag is $9,000. So far, fundraising efforts have not been productive. Donations for a new flag can be made at www.GoFundMe. com/ny8mr4. People can learn more about the organization at www.neraflag.org
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Summer is a great time to get out and enjoy the local art scene! Whether you’re headed out to visit your favorite galleries or want to explore the new ones, we’ve got a list of places to visit. by: Mindy Wood
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The Arts @ 317 W Main feature oil and water colors, glass blown art, jewelry, photography, and fabric artists. They are open evenings the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month from 5PM to 9PM. Regular hours 10AM till 6PM Tuesday thru Saturday. “A variety of different genres of art makes us unique. We offer items that will not be available elsewhere,” said Vernon Hatley, co-owner. A grand opening is scheduled June 19, featuring international music performances and artists from across the state. For more information, visit their Facebook page titled, “The Arts at 317.”
Broadway Arts Gallery and Studio is located at 655 N. Broadway, Suite B. Featured art includes 2-D paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor and pastel in addition to sculptures and jewelry from Native American and Tibetan artists. They are open Thurs.-Sat. from 1-5PM. Every third Friday of the month from 6PM to 9PM the gallery hosts a reception honoring a monthly guest artist with music and refreshments offered free to the public. “This is the only gallery in Shawnee managed by an artist co-operative, so there is a lively mixture of artistic expression that is continually changing. With a new guest artist each month, there is always something new to experience and enjoy,” said artist, Cody Deem. Call 878-5555 for more information or visit broadwayartsgallery.com regarding upcoming classes.
The Brush Bar is located at 6 W. Main and is a venue for social painting parties and classes. The studio has a full bar, but is also non-alcohol friendly with virgin drinks available. Regular classes are Thursday through Saturday at 7PM with parties for fundraisers, team building, birthdays, and more at any time during the day with advanced booking. “Our artists create their paintings individually so we have a large variety of artwork. We offer painting classes from children’s birthday parties to corporate events to baby showers and bachelorette parties,” said Misty Hardison, owner. For more information visit the-brush-bar.com or Facebook, “The Brush Bar Arts and Entertainment.”
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